Tascam US-144 Owner'S Manual Download Page 9

TASCAM  US-144

 

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2 – Parts of the US-144

nels of recording/playback will be avail-
able, and the sample rate choices will be 
limited to 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz.  Use the 
control panel to select whether the ana-
log or digital inputs will be used.

w

 

MIDI OUT connector 

 Transmits 

MIDI messages.

e

 

MIDI IN connector

  Receives MIDI 

messages.

r

 

LINE OUT L/R jacks

 (RCA connector, 

unbalanced)  These are analog stereo out-
put jacks.

t

 

DIGITAL IN jack

  This is an RCA con-

nector that inputs a stereo S/PDIF digital 
signal.

y

 

DIGITAL OUT jack

  This is an RCA 

connector that outputs a stereo S/PDIF dig-
ital signal.

NOTE

 

The US-144's 

DIGITAL IN

/

OUT

 jacks 

allow simultaneous input and output at 
24-bit/96 kHz.

Front panel

u

 

MIC IN (L, R) jacks

 (XLR balanced) 

These are analog mic input jacks. The wir-
ing is as follows: pin 1 = ground, pin 2 = 
hot, pin 3 = cold.

i

 

LINE IN (L, R) jacks

 (TRS 1/4” phone 

jacks)  These are balanced line input jacks. 
The 

R

 channel also accommodates guitar 

input. If the top panel 

MIC/LINE

-

GUITAR

 

select switch is in the 

GUITAR

 position, the 

R

 jack operates as an unbalanced input jack 

for guitar.

If the 

MIC/LINE-GUITAR

 select switch is in 

the 

MIC/LINE

 position, the 

R

 jack operates 

as a balanced input jack. (Sleeve = ground, 
tip = hot, ring = cold)

o

 

PHONES jack

 (stereo 1/4” phone)  

This is a headphone output jack.

Summary of Contents for US-144

Page 1: ...US 144 USB Audio MIDI Interface D00927520E OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...st harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may...

Page 3: ...a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes Do not place any objects filled with liquids such...

Page 4: ...alling the drivers for Mac OS X 12 Settings on your computer 12 4 Control panel settings 13 Overview 13 Status section 13 Driver settings 13 Audio Performance 13 Digital Output Format 14 Sample Clock...

Page 5: ...also an ideal way to capture analog sources such as records or cassette tapes into your computer and preserve them as audio CDs Features 24 bit 96 kHz audio interface Analog input signals L R and digi...

Page 6: ...l keys knobs and indicators and rear panel connectors are designated in all capital letters Example LINE IN jacks This typeface is used to designate messag es displayed by the software Example Control...

Page 7: ...sible 3 MIDI OUT indicator Lights when MIDI data is being transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector 4 USB indicator Lights to indicate a valid USB connection to the host computer 5 MON MIX balance knob...

Page 8: ...cted an electronic musical instrument audio device or mic 0 PHANTOM switch Turns on the 48V phantom power supplied to the MIC IN jacks WARNING Microphones should not be connected to or disconnected fr...

Page 9: ...or that outputs a stereo S PDIF dig ital signal NOTE The US 144 s DIGITAL IN OUT jacks allow simultaneous input and output at 24 bit 96 kHz Front panel u MIC IN L R jacks XLR balanced These are analog...

Page 10: ...l Speed connection only two chan nels of recording playback will be avail able We recommend that you have at least 512 MB of memory but when using dig ital audio application software the more memory y...

Page 11: ...e US 144 s drivers are provided on the CD ROM as an executable installer enti tled US 122L US 144 driver x_yy exe x_yy is the version number Installation of the drivers requires that you run this inst...

Page 12: ...other than audio but we recom mend that you avoid running other appli cations at the same time you are running audio programs Processing digital audio places a considerable load on your com puter This...

Page 13: ...be adjusted A smaller buffer size will reduce the delay when monitoring the audio signal but will require your computer to perform the pro cessing faster If the processing does not occur in time e g i...

Page 14: ...lets you choose either AES EBU or S PDIF as the digital output format Many professional devices use an XLR connector for AES EBU Special adapters may be purchased to convert between a digital audio RC...

Page 15: ...he US 144 where it will be converted into digital audio and sent via USB to your computer Connect the output of the US 144 to your speakers via an amp or headphones so you will be able to monitor the...

Page 16: ...le MD CD etc digital connection Connect the digital audio output of these devices to the DIGITAL IN jack NOTE The US 144 s digital input jack is an RCA connector Analog record player The output of an...

Page 17: ...r MIDI device to the US 144 as shown below You can use the MIDI IN MIDI OUT con nectors to transmit and receive MTC MIDI Time Code This allows the MTC compatible DAW Digital Audio Workstation computer...

Page 18: ...Touch Polyphonic Channel X X X X Through Pitch Bender X X Through Control Change X X Through Program Change Range X X Through System Exclusive X X Through System Common Song Pos Song Sel Tune X X X X...

Page 19: ...R XLR balanced 2 dBu TRIM min LINE IN L and LINE GUITAR IN R in MIC LINE position 1 4 jack balanced 20 dBu TRIM min LINE GUITAR IN R in GUITAR position 1 4 jack unbalanced 9 dBu TRIM min Input impeda...

Page 20: ...nput TRIM min LINE IN through direct monitor to LINE OUT 0 004 1 kHz sine 20 dBu input TRIM min Other characteristics Digital audio A D Conversion AK5381 24 bit 96 kHz D A Conversion AK4384 24 bit 96...

Page 21: ...bit Windows Vista Macintosh Mac OS 10 3 9 or later Communication USB 2 0 Audio MIDI interface protocols Windows WDM KS ASIO ASIO2 and GSIF2 Macintosh Core Audio MIDI interface OS X Bundled software C...

Page 22: ...22 TASCAM US 144 7 Specifications and performance Dimensions 147 mm 48 mm 192 mm...

Page 23: ...TASCAM US 144 23 7 Specifications and performance Notes...

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